The 17th Edition of Indo – US joint training exercise “EX YUDH ABHYAS 21” commenced at Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson, Alaska (USA) on 15 October 2021 with an opening ceremony that saw the unfurling of the National Flags of both countries amidst playing of the National anthems, “Jana Gana Mana” and “The Star Spangled Banner”.
300 US Army soldiers belonging to First Squadron (Airborne) of the 40th Cavalry Regiment and 350 soldiers of 7 MADRAS Infantry Battalion Group of Indian Army are participating in the exercise. The 14 days training schedule includes activities on joint training in a Counter Insurgency / Counter Terrorism environment under United Nations mandate.
During the opening ceremony Major General Brian Eifler, Commander US Army, Alaska, formally welcomed the Indian contingent. He urged both contingents to focus on improving cohesion and inter-operability to achieve training objectives of the exercise. He stressed upon the importance of free exchange of ideas, concepts and best practices between the troops and the necessity to learn from each others’ experiences.
The joint exercise will facilitate both Armies to know each other better, share their wide experiences and enhance their situational awareness through information exchange. This will help them in undertaking joint operations at Battalion level in mountainous terrain with cold climatic conditions under the ambit of United Nations.
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Exercise Yudh Abhyas – Indian Army & US Army troops carried out joint training on "Medical Evacuation" and “Underslung Carriage of Howitzers” with help of helicopters during the ongoing 17th Edition of India-US Joint military exercise at Alaska. pic.twitter.com/oILgvAW4m6
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Ice-breaking activity between Indian & US soldiers in Alaska during Exercise Yudh Abhyas. pic.twitter.com/3enLhmheD1
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Advisors from 5th Battalion, 5th SFAB discuss intelligence analysis with Indian Army soldiers from the Madras Regiment during exercise Yudh Abhyas 21 at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska this week. pic.twitter.com/RXLSkb7P2W
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